The truth is finally out. There are checking account fees in bank accounts that are exorbitant.
The banks took advantage of the investors’ lackadaisical attitude. This doesn’t only apply to checking accounts, but also to mutual funds, bond...

The three business consultants sitting in Nancy Guillen's commercial insurance office got straight to work Wednesday, running through a list of competitors, reviewing client retention rates and pushing her to play up her leadership with civic...

At a time when small business owners are struggling to get off the endangered species list, a lifeline in any form is a welcome reprieve. But when it's a lifeline worth tens of thousands of dollars, it can be a game-changer.
A program at Woodbury...

Two brothers who own two Burbank-based recording studios have agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to commit loan fraud after reportedly scamming three banks out of $1.7 million in loans to fund their music business, officials announced Friday.
The...

A bank employee in Burbank agreed Monday to suit up in protective bomb gear to unlock a complicated safe containing what could have been an explosive device, authorities said.
Bomb investigators knew that a suspicious package was left in the money slot at Community Bank at 2800 North Hollywood Way, but exactly what was in the safe was unknown.
When investigators had problems opening the safe — which required performing a "complicated procedure" — the employee stepped up.
"It was pretty...

The family of a 24-year-old Burbank man who was reported missing more than a week ago is seeking the public’s help in tracking his whereabouts.
Gevork Boyadzhyan was last seen leaving his home near Grismer Avenue and San Fernando Boulevard at around 7:30 p.m. on July 20 in his white 2010 Lexus sedan, which has a black roof and black rims. The license plate number is “6MUG716,” according to police.
Boyadzhyan was described by family members as 5 feet, 10 inches tall, 170 pounds, with...

A 44-year-old Arleta woman was arrested Wednesday afternoon after allegedly trying to cash a $900 forged check at Community Bank in Burbank, police said.
After responding to the bank at 2800 North Hollywood Way, police discovered that the woman – identified as Irene Chigula – had two outstanding traffic warrants, said police Sgt. Darin Ryburn.
Chigula was also allegedly in possession of two stolen identification cards and suspected methamphetamine, Ryburn said.
Chigula was released after...

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Police officials have closed a portion of Hollywood Way in Burbank as a bomb squad inspects a suspicious package that was left at a bank near Bob Hope Airport.
A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s bomb squad was en route to Community Bank at 2800 North Hollywood Way just before 10:30 a.m., said Burbank Police Lt. John Dilibert.
Police officials shut down the intersection of Hollywood Way and Winona Avenue, and asked those traveling to the airport to use Sunland Boulevard or Buena Vista Street.
No...

MEDIA DISTRICT — Happy hour at Sardo's Grill and Lounge hasn't been as chipper since state officials closed the Pass Avenue bridge as part of the $47-million Hollywood Way onramp project.
"For nine months now you could walk in at 6 o'clock and there would be three people at the bar, unfortunately including me," said owner Seymour Satin, who has seen sharp declines in business since workers reopened the Hollywood Way-Alameda Avenue bridge, but then moved ahead with construction of the new onramp...

When Rick Massa agreed to join the Bob Hope Airport Police Department, the 60-year-old was obligated to work just two days a week.
But the 35-year LAPD veteran, 25 of them in Special Weapons And Tactics, ended up giving a great deal more.
After joining Chief Ed Skvarna's department two years ago, it didn't take long for the recipient of the Los Angeles Police Department Medal of Valor to start in with large-scale improvements to policy and training. He appeared before the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena...

BURBANK — In the hour-plus he spent signing autographs and greeting fans, Matt Kemp didn't stop smiling and laughing.
Although the Los Angeles Dodgers player had a rare off-day Thursday, Kemp, the team's starting centerfielder, took time away from his day to give a little back to the people who support him and the team.
Kemp appeared at the personal appearance, not at Dodger Stadium or at a memorabilia show, but instead at the Bank of America branch at 142 E. Olive Ave.
Kemp made the effort to...